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Referred to as "one of the top jazz pianists in the world" by the Los Angeles Times, Barron was named Best Pianist by the Jazz Journalists Association for the past four years and his work appears on more than 40 recordings.

Barron began his career in his teens when he signed on to play professionally with Mel Melvin's Orchestra. In the 1960s, he was hired as the piano chair in the Dizzy Gillespie Quartet.

Encouraged by musician Yusef Lateef, Barron returned to school and balanced a full touring schedule with his studies and received a B.A. in music from Empire State College. In 1973, Barron joined the faculty of Rutgers University as a professor of music, where he stayed until 2000.

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